Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 703 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) steal (b) look (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) foot
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) sheep (c) look
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) win (b) blue (c) wood
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) pool
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) push
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) look (c) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) still (b) good (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) win
25. 25.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) lip (c) feel
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) pull
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) feel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) pull
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) push (c) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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